Whenever I sit down to write a post about global warming or the environment, I'm filled with a sense of sadness. Sadness because I know most people won't read the article or share it. Sad because I know the industry I work in can't report on it with the attention it deserves ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Dec 6, 2018

The election of far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil has caused shockwaves around the world -- and for good reason. The president-elect is not only a misogynistic, homophobic, racist who idolizes dictators, he is also rabidly anti-environment, and is about to launch a ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 1, 2018

What kind of a person likes to dangle the threat of human extinction in front of the people he has sworn to protect? That would be the current President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. This morning multiple news organizations have reported that White House officials say ...read more

• By Alyona Minkovski
  Nov 9, 2018

I have been following Noam Chomsky's take on the 2016 presidential election with interest, mostly because the famed political activist has started to draw a serious distinction between the two political parties in America.  Chomsky has historically disavowed both parties, ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

One of the problems with sharing internet memes created by lonely bloggers from their parent's basement is that by and large, they are complete bullshit. Take this highly misleading photo that was shared by Sarah Palin on her facebook page, slamming the Environmental Protection ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

With the recent news that the Earth has lost 50% of its wildlife in an astonishingly short 40 years, one would think the powers that be would start to think very seriously about what has gone wrong. While we have green energy commitments, panels on climate change, and policies ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Dec 20, 2018